Marc Marut

Marc Marut (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the mentally deranged Johnny McFarley in the 1994 horror film The Paperboy when he was 14 years old.[1] He has acted and appeared in various television series and films including the TV adaptation of Welcome to Dead House, Road to Avonlea, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Tekwar, Harrison Bergeron, and Street Legal.[2]

Marc Marut
Born (1979-04-11) April 11, 1979
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Years active1985-2004

Personal life

Marut was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and started his acting career in 1985 as Gavroche in the first Canadian production of Les Misérables in Toronto, Ontario. As a child actor, Marut gained mainstream attention outside of Canada for his lead role in The Paperboy, a film which was critically panned but has also since received a cult following.[3] He is also known for playing Ray, a boy killed by mutated workers at a chemical factory in a small town, in Welcome to Dead House.[4] He has appeared in a number of films, television series, theatrical productions and television commercials, mostly Canadian-based.

Filmography
Year Title Role
1990War of WorldsPatrick
1990My secret IdentityYoung Benjamin
1991HammermanAdditional Voices
1992Beyond RealityUncredited
1993Street LegalLuke Mcleod
1995Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesJason
1996Ready Or NotHenry
1997Welcome to Dead HouseRay
1992I'll Never Get to HeavenGeorge
1994TekWarDanny Cardigan
1994Car 54, Where are you?Kid in Chorus
1994TekWar: TekLordsDanny Cardigan
1994TekWar: TekJusticeDanny Cardigan
1994The PaperboyJohnny McFarley
1995Harrison BergeronTodd
1996Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: IcePark Rapist
1998Happy Christmas, Miss KingElbert Werts
1999Cruel JusticeQuinn
200472 Hours: True CrimePaul W.

References
  1. Movies, Phantom of the; Kane, Joe (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 9780812931495. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. http://www.stargalaxy.com/sg_gallery.php?performer=6131&production=5171
  3. "The Paperboy". www.canuxploitation.com. Canuxploitation. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. "WuchinaTwinTime - Marc Marut Interview!". youtube.com. WuchinaTwinsFilms. Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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